Article

2007-11-28 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2007-11-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Not again?

Posted by 3dc 2007-11-28 00:10|| 2007-11-28 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 In a NOT necessar un-related news, REGNUM.RU > KOSOVO > CHINESE Pert claims that France will recognize formal independence for KOSOVO in February 2008, according to Chin reading of secret French Ministry report. *OTHER REGNUM ARTICLES > Nutshell - KOSOVAN + VARI REGIONAL CONFLICTS/INSTABILITIES entail bad tidings not only for locals BUT FOR ALL EUROPE AS WELL vv Euro State-specific MUSLIM ETHNIC GROUPS-COMMUNITIES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-11-28 01:05|| 2007-11-28 01:05|| Front Page Top

#3 The original war was fought on an ad hoc basis by states in dissaray after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Armenians won and have now consolidated. I see no realistic prospect of Azerbaijan regaining these territories by force.

Posted by phil_b 2007-11-28 05:09|| 2007-11-28 05:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Azerbaijani oil and gas can buy a lot of weapons.

Posted by ed 2007-11-28 07:16|| 2007-11-28 07:16|| Front Page Top

#5 I see no realistic prospect of Azerbaijan regaining these territories by force.

They're Muslims, their concept of war is cardinally different from yours.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2007-11-28 07:33|| 2007-11-28 07:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Azerbaijan did not get much help from Turkey (or from any other Muslim majority state) during the early 90s during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

There are nationalist and ethnic conflicts going on as well as the Muslim multifata.

Posted by mhw">mhw 2007-11-28 12:03|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2007-11-28 12:03|| Front Page Top

#7 I could care.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-11-28 12:13|| 2007-11-28 12:13|| Front Page Top

#8 REALCLEARPOLITICS > RUSSIA'S OIL-DRIVEN ECONOMY [aka MOSCOW:OIL TOWN], Provides insights-hints into Putin's MARXIST-style agenda and organz = reorg of Govt. Mainstream Russ safe as long as they don't criticize Putin or Russ Orthodox Church.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-11-28 21:09|| 2007-11-28 21:09|| Front Page Top

23:54 Texhooey
23:52 Seafarious
23:41 Zenster
23:21 Zenster
23:18 JosephMendiola
23:17 Zenster
23:12 Zenster
22:57 SteveS
22:23 DarthVader
22:18 Frank G
22:13 muck4doo
22:11 muck4doo
21:59 Pholuse de Medici9370
21:59 Frank G
21:58 muck4doo
21:52 muck4doo
21:46 Frank G
21:43 Red Dawg
21:41 Eric Jablow
21:40 trailing wife
21:36 Red Dawg
21:29 Red Dawg
21:29 muck4doo
21:22 Bobby